Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on August - 03.   

1861  On this day in history first manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA   

1861  Federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY   

1864  On August - 03 battle of Mobile AL   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) on this day in history.   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on August - 03.   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on August - 03.   

1874  On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

1877  On August - 03 karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1878  On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history congress passes first law restricting immigration   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on this day in history.   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On August - 03 louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

1890  On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on August - 03.   

1894  On August - 03 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on August - 03.   

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on this day in history.   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist on August - 03.   

1900  On this day in history firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.   

1900  On August - 03 arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer   

1901  On this day in history bernard Reichel, composer   

1902  Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87) on August - 03.   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 03 clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)